The Progress Center provides services to children and families living with intellectual, developmental or behavioral challenges across Western & Southern Maine. With 44 years of experience we’re confident that we can provide the support needed to meet your family’s goals.
Children's Rehabilitative & Community Support Services
Through various group activities included in our system delivery, our clients are enhancing their social, interpersonal, and behavioral management skills. Our two most popular groups are the cooking group and the Dungeons & Dragons group. Participation in these groups has helped our clients increase their self-confidence, develop empathy, and build healthy, lasting relationships with their peers. Additionally, each week our clients work on important skills such as conflict resolution, time management, emotional regulation, and both independent and daily living skills.
We also offer a craft and Lego groups for toddler and younger clients. We have seen an increased need of services for children aged 5-10 years old, which now makes up about 40% of our client base.
Learning new skills and building on positive skills during this impressionable time is ever more important with school aged children. The Progress Center prides itself on the development of individualized services that offer innovative and fun ways to teach and build on skills for our area children.
More About Our Services
The Progress Center contracts with the Children’s Behavioral Health Services to provide this service, which is defined in the MaineCare Manual section 28. Our team of Behavioral Health Professionals utilizes a number of evidence-based strategies to assist children and families in the course of their work.
Areas of service includes:
- Implementing positive behavioral support plans
- Training in daily living skills
- Skill building in the community to improve social functioning
- Assisting families with approaches to crisis management
- Assisting family members with crisis management
- Facilitating consistency between home, school and community venues
- Any other areas as determined by the child’s treatment plan
Our Team
James Weiser
Manager of Children’s Behavioral Health Services
Melanie Ryerson
Coordinator
Keith Stevens
Coordinator